Linton & District Historical Society
News/Events
Next Open Day
Sunday 8th December, 2024
2-5 pm
Next Event
History Afternoon
Sunday 24th November 2pm
Guest Speaker: Professor Fred Cahir "Bush Tucker Plants: a 200 year history of their uses and application for your garden"
In person or via Zoom
Formed in 1981, the Linton and District Historical Society was one of the first Historical Societies in the region. It continues to promote the history of Linton and district, making it more accessible to both locals and non-locals alike.
The district of interest to the Society includes Pittong, Happy Valley, Mannibadar, Piggoreet, Golden Lake and Pitfield, as well as the town of Linton.
Our Collection
The Society holds an extensive collection of paper records, photographs, memorabilia and artefacts that are accessible to members and non-members for research purposes. Nominal fees are charged for this service. more details
Our Activities
The Society conducts regular meetings, has regular Open Days, and publishes a quarterly newsletter, Society Notes. Its membership includes people who live in Linton or in the surrounding district, but there is a significant proportion of members who live well beyond the district, but who have family heritage in Linton. more details
Our Buildings
The Society is the custodian of two historic buildings in Sussex Street, Linton's main street, which are owned by Golden Plains Shire. Its headquarters is the Letty Armstrong Resource Centre, formerly Nelsons Undertakers, which the Society rents from the Shire and which it has restored and maintained since the 1980s.
The Nelson’s Undertakers Building with it’s new heritage colours paint job
The Society has also been the Committee of Management for the restored 1874 Linton Free Library next door since 1999.
Linton Free Library and Nelson's Undertakers building in Sussex Street